It wouldn’t be fall in New England without the Chicago Fire heading to Foxborough for a MLS Cup Playoffs game at Gillette Stadium. Familiarity may breed contempt, but it can also breed respect, and you can tell from all the pre-series chatter that neither team is that thrilled to be facing the other. It should be a tight, tough series.
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There certainly was no evidence of Halloween at this morning’s training session, which ran a crisp 75 minutes on the Gillette Stadium field. No orange, black or even facepaint or masks. For this group of pranksters and fun-loving guys, that means one thing - they’re getting down to business for tomorrow’s match. After the Revs’ U16s and U18s wrapped up their early-morning session, the first team stepped on for their final run-through before kicking off the 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs tomorrow afternoon against Chicago (2 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel, WRKO 680 AM).

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A Happy Halloween to all, and wouldn’t the perfect treat be a Revolution win over the Fire in tomorrow afternoon’s playoff opener at Gillette Stadium? In the meantime, today’s newsstand will have to occupy your time before all the little ghouls and goblins begin showing up at the door …

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We’re sure many of you have been waiting for today’s injury report before finally breathing easy about the availability of players for Sunday afternoon’s playoff opener against the Fire. Well, it’s Friday afternoon, and you can breathe easy.

Two players have been removed from the list, while two have been added, but both additions are of a minor capacity and the injuries should not affect availability for this weekend.

Here is the official New England Revolution injury report for Friday, Oct. 30:

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We have neglected to mention an important development that has taken place over the course of the week - the return of Kevin Alston’s afro. Could this be the x-factor that propels the Revolution to a win on Sunday afternoon, or should he have stayed with the braids? You tell us.

Today’s news seems to focus on the Revolution’s defense ahead of the team’s playoff game this weekend. Acknowleding the value of shutouts in the postseason, the Boston Herald takes a look at the Revs’ back line. Matt Reis, who achieved a career-best goals-against average this season, is also featured on MLSnet.com. And for a broader perspective, Kyle McCarthy’s Friday MLS Forecast on Goal.com addresses the conference semifinals, and predicts a Revolution home victory.

There was more playoff-like weather for today’s training session on the Gillette Stadium practice fields, with cold temperatures and biting winds - but no rain! That made for a quality training session which lasted approximately an hour-and-a-half. With the 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs officially getting underway this evening when Seattle hosts Houston, the time is now to make sure everyone is sharp, prepared and ready to roll when kickoff against the Fire arrives at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

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